Fall 2016 gadget giveaway!

Would you like to win a gadget prize pack of 14 cool products including a Schlage Smart deadbolt locks, Bluetooth speakers, an active stylus and and a laptop charger? We’re giving away those prizes and many more just for answering three questions in a comment at the bottom of this post. And if you’re willing to jump through a few extra hoops, you can get up to three additional entries which greatly increases your chances for winning. Please click through to read the details on the prizes and to submit your entries for a chance to win our Fall gadget giveaway prize pack!

Prizes:

One person will win a prize pack consisting of 1 of each of the 14 products shown below:

Talk to unlock using Siri® on your iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch® when in Bluetooth® range

Touchscreen allows you to come and go without a key

Easy to install and control with the free Schlage Sense™ app

Set access code schedules so trusted friends and family can only enter when you want them to

Schlage, a brand of Allegion that has been creating stylish, innovative door hardware for more than 95 years, today announced the launch of its “Open Possibilities” campaign. This campaign supports the brand’s long-term goal of shifting consumer perception of door hardware and bringing it to the forefront as an accessory that can complete or enhance the look of any room.

Lighten your travel gear with this laptop charger that super small but super capable. It comes with a variety of tips that make it compatible with most major laptop brands such as: Acer, Asus, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Sony, Lenovo, IBM, Samsung, Toshiba, NEC, Gateway and more. Read our FINsix Dart 65W laptop charger review for more info.

Features a standard-size screw thread allowing users to attach it to Hercules’ offering of mounting accessories for biking and skating, with specially designed mounts for water and mountain sports coming soon

GekoGrip car mounts are device mounts that have been designed specifically for vehicles and smartphones. They offer three different mount styles including a CD slot mount, vent mount and a dashboard / windsheild mount. What sets GekoGrip mounts apart from other mounts is that they use a magnet to hold the device instead of a clamp. Check out our GekoGrip car mount review for more info.

Make sure you come back to this page and leave a separate 2nd comment stating that you subscribed to the news letter, a 3rd comment with a link to your tweet and a 4th comment with a link to your Facebook post. To get the links for Twitter and Facebook, just click the time stamp of your post and it will give you the page with that post so you can grab the link.

At some point on 10/15/2016, I’ll pick 1 random winner using random.org. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to claim their prizes. If I do not receive an answer to my emails in that time period, I’ll do other random.org drawings till the prizes are gone.

Rules:

1. Only one entry per person (warning: I check IP addresses).

2. Gadgeteer writers and their immediate family members may not enter this contest.

3. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for any lost packages due to incorrect shipping addresses.

4. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for the winner not accepting their prize offer within 48hrs. The winner will be posted on this contest page, in the contest page comment section and will be emailed using the email provided in the comment section. Check your spam folder.

5. Winner must have a US shipping address.

Update 10/15/16

The winner is comment #115 Brad O. Congrats to Brad and many thanks to all the sponsors who donated prizes!

The contest is now closed.

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I created The Gadgeteer in 1997 as a fun way to share my passion for gadgets which began when I was a little kid. Some of my other interests include ukulele, photography, productivity hacks, and minimalism. Learn more about me and my favorite gear.

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? Frequent visitor
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? Desktop PC, always
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? I already read your RSS feed daily and appreciate the good reviews.

1. I am a long-time, frequent visitor…at least once daily!
2. I use both my laptop and my iPad.
3. Keep on providing useful reviews of products. I have purchased quite a few products over the years as a result of your reviews!

1) Frequent (RSS subscription to the site)
2) Desktop with rare exceptions for a mobile device
3) Not much, this isn’t a critical site for me so a guaranteed daily visit would only happen if there was a very strong incentive such as money or information critical to my daily process.

I don’t visit the site itself but read all of the articles through an RSS Reader, Feedly.
I’m 50/50 on Feedly. I seem to end up reading articles on the site, when necessary, no my phone.
Gosh, I don’t know. Using an RSS Reader so I don’t have to visit 300 sites daily 🙂

1. I am a frequent visitor of the Gadgeteer site.
2. I read the site about evenly between my Surface Pro and Android phone.
3. I already visit the site about once a day due to the great reviews of the products that are posted.

1) Semi-frequent. (Been an RSS subscriber for some time)
2) Desktop/Laptop most often – usually come from RSS
3) Not sure – something that catches my attention and is new/different or news about a gadget I like/use. Perhaps something that deals w/ STEM for kids.

1. Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? I am a frequently visiter.
2. Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? I view the Gadgeteer on a laptop.
3.What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? I visit it once every weekday already.

1) frequent visitor
2) desktop computer
3) I don’t visit _any_ site on a daily basis. However, I do read the site’s RSS feed daily, and, if there is an article that I’m interested in, I come to the site to read it.

1. Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
Yes. I have been for over 10 years
2. Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop?
I read on all of the above.

3. What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day
I would like more reviews or news

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
Daily. It is one of the tabs in my “home page” listing in Chrome.

Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop?
I read on my desktop. It’s a great break from the emails and other stuff that lands on my computer.

What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day?
More hyperlinked lists of reviews on the right side of the page. How about a scrolling list of the last 30 days of reviews? I know I can search but often a quick scroll is actually faster if I have forgotten a name of a product.

I am a long time fan, and visit the site daily on my laptop, and would check in more often if updates occurred frequently. However, I think the updates are fairly consistent and I enjoy reading through at the end of the day. Thanks!

1) I subscribe to your RSS feed and click through several times each week
2) I follow the feed/visit the site using an 8″ Windows 10 tablet (Dell Venue Pro)
3) I’d visit more if there were more Android reviews (weekly raves/rants on your new Pixel perhaps) and if you ventured more into software.

This is not an attempt at a further entry or an attempt to sway the judges but I did want to thank you for your work over the years. I’ve been reading the site for over a decade (since you and Judie ran it with a PDA focus) and there’s always something that catches my eye.

1. I am a regular (several times a week) visitor.
2. I tend to read on a tablet.
3. Report on products neglected by other sites; or, for any product, let it be your genuine review, not an article based on the press kit.

1. I visit the site when an RSS headline strikes my interests
2. Smartphone and laptop are about even. (The side-swipe pagination on iPads is a big turnoff, but I don’t use the iPad as much now that I have a 6S+
2. I don’t think there’s much that would make me come more frequently….

1) I’m not only a frequent visitor, I’m a daily visitor to the Gadgeteer site.
2) Desktop
3) Continue the great work – I visit throughout the day. Mel Brooks said, “It’s good to be the king.” In my case, “It’s good to be retired” (actually, it’s GREAT! I can sit at home and visit this site).

(1) I visit a couple of times per week
(2) I read on my laptop almost exclusively
(3) I would probably “visit” more often if you had an app that ran on my Android tablet (or my phone, but preferably the tablet) – and I would probably be a bigger contributor to the conversations

I read your RSS feed every day and go to the website when I see something of interest, which is fairly frequently.
I read the RSS feed on my iPad, but use my computer if I want to go to the website. Don’t like the side swiping on the iPad
More reviews and comparisons. Also how gear/programs/apps are being used day to day.

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
New
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop?
Laptop
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day?
I get your email newsletter and read that daily.

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? Frequent
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? Desktop
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? More updates

1. I am a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
2. I usually read the site from my desktop computer, occasionally from my laptop or tablet; rarely on my phone.
3. I usually visit the site at least once a day during week days already. I don’t normally visit the site on weekends because there is often nothing really new on the weekends and I just review it on the next week day.

1. Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? Frequent
2. Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? PC mostly, and sometimes on phone or tablet
3. What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? I often check to see what new reviews, blurbs about new products, and giveaways are posted.

1. I am a frequent visitor to the-gadgeteer.com.
2. I mainly use my tablet to check for daily updates.
3. I already visit every day. However, I prefer the old or classic website layout and frequently have to switch to it using the link provided when it defaults back to the new layout. My only improvement would be to offer a permanent shortcut / link to the old format so I don’t have to switch two or three times a week.

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? Every Day
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? Desktop
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? VR Tech reviews, in 3D, with Smellovision

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
-frequent visitor
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop?
-desktop computer
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day?
-more tech reviews.

Hi Gadget Lovers. Not only have I visited “The Gadgeteer every day for years but I also purchase many from the reviews! One of my favorite gadgets is my iPad Air Two and for the last couple of years, that’s how I’m on your site, Julie. Used to use my laptop but they are too old-fashioned for me. My day wouldn’t be the same without the new gadget reviews every single day. I’m way hooked. Let’s put a buy button on your site to read about it, buy it – boom!

1- I am a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site.
2- I read the site on my Nexus 9 tablet mostly but had to go to my Surface Pro 3 to enter the contest.
3- More mini-reviews, photography/camera, mobility and audio product reviews would make me want to visit the site at least once a day.

I visit the site almost every day, I like to follow up on your reviews because the products you review the things I’m interested in buying, I followed your site for years and I find that your reviews can be trusted more than those on a lot of other sites.

I normally visit your site on my desktop but occasionally I use my laptop.

As long as you keep posting the interesting topics and great reviews I’ll keep visiting on a daily basis.

I am a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site.
I read on my laptop.
I don’t know what you could do better. Your reviews are great. I read them daily.
I have made purchases from at least 4 company’s based on your reviews that I didn’t even know existed.

1. Am a frequent visitor.
2. Read both on phone and computer. Hate the mobile interface – doesn’t page correctly and often has material from two different pages overlaying one another. If there is something I am particularly interested in I go to my computer to avoid the mobile interface mess. I would note that I have not seen that interface style anywhere else – ever – and I visit a lot of sites. Desperately wish they would dump it.
3. I already generally visit daily. To repeat what I said in response to question 2, I would be even more regular if they would dump the mobile interface for something that actually worked.

I am a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer
I nmainly read the site on my tablet (I-Pad)
I already pretty much visit the site once per day! If you are really looking for a way to drive daily traffic, I’d suggest a daily deal sort of thing, where you partner with a tech website to provide some sort of deal to visitors who are referred or come directly from the gadgeteer. You get the traffic, and they get tech-savvy first adopters looking to buy gear (or apps) at reasonable price. Win-win!

1. I was a frequent visitor many years ago and recently (within the past 3-4 months) rediscovered it.
2. I view the site the same way I always have, on the computer; though I do check the mobile site when out and about.
3. I already try to visit nearly every day. Perhaps it would be interesting to have a beta tester component to the site, where volunteers could beta test new gear not available for retail.

New to the site, though have heard of it here and there.
Only would visit on my phone (which can make navigating difficult with all the content)
This comment took three attempts as it shifted to other pages mid-sentence.
I would visit daily if there were new content and reviews that interested me, and if you made the mobile site less cluttered and easier to navigate.

I’ve been a very frequent Visitor for a few years now.
I visit The Gadgeteer on my desktop and I just pinned your site to my start screen on my Lumia phone.
The Gadgeteer will get more visits now being away from my desktop using my phone. Thank You

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? No
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? Laptop
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? Not sure

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? Yes – everyday
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? Desktop
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? Product Reviews

1. I frequent your site daily. 2. Usually from my phone since I am always on the go. 3. I actually think I need to visit your site less to help keep my wallet closed a little tighter. Just kidding. Thanks for being my daily read. Keep up the good work.

Hi Julie. Been a follower for a couple of years now. Time to join in the discussion.

1. Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site?
Frequent visitor.

2. Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop?
Mainly from a laptop.

3. What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day?
If I possessed a device with a large screen with full-time Internet access.

I know that I’ve probably just described a Smartphone ala iPhone 7 or Samsung Note. But finances are tight and I currently use what my employer provides. Was really looking forward to the Note 7 to really compare to the iPhone.

I am a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site.
It is a even split reading the site on my phone, tablet and desktop computer.
Having fresh information will make me want to visit the site at least once a day?

Are you a new visitor or a frequent visitor to the Gadgeteer site? – frequent
Do you mainly read the site on your phone, a tablet or a desktop computer/laptop? – computer
What would make you want to visit the site at least once a day? – more random gadget reviews. things that dont get listed elsewhere.

I was introduced to Gadgeteer when I was researching the Cobra 875 dash cam, and found the candid review very helpful in deciding whether or not I should keep the device or return it in its yet unopened package.

What’s Julie working on?

The Nitecore TUP is a 1000 Lumen rechargeable flashlight that features a small OLED status display and 5 brightness modes. Stay tuned for my review coming soon. Please follow The Gadgeteer or subscribe to our newsletter so you won't miss my review. (02/19)